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The Big Issues
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Every two weeks I write a column for the Newham Recorder newspaper - below are some of my past columns. |
- BeOnsite (03/02/2010)
Several hundred Newham residents are now working on the Olympic Park. 7% of all those employed there have a permanent address in Newham – much the largest share of all...
- Th Economy - Part II (20/01/10)
Last week, I was at a lunch sitting next to Denis Healey. At 93, he was in sparkling form, and talking about his plans for the future. He said he...
- The Economy - Part I (06/01/2010)
Happy New Year! I thought I would start 2010 with a spot of name dropping. Sir Tim Berners Lee is the man who – working in Geneva twenty years ago...
- The Copenhagen Summit (18/12/09)
The Danish capital of Copenhagen has just finished playing host to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Over 15,000 delegates and officials, 5,000 journalists and 98 world leaders were in...
- The ASDA Police Shop and East Ham High Street (09/12/09)
I used to live in Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park. A couple of weeks ago I went to the 60th birthday party for one of my former neighbours. I heard how...
- The Queen's Speech (25/11/09)
I recently called in at a church in Barking Road for a debate organised by Newham Age Concern about the Government’s proposal for a National Care Service. The people taking...
- Fridays (06/11/09)
From Monday to Thursday I am at Westminster. I usually spend Friday in East Ham. I thought I would describe for you a typical Friday – this was the last...
- Is UK manufacturing set for a comeback? (14/10/09)
Before the recession, the Engineering Employers Federation was speaking of a “renaissance” in UK manufacturing. The Government’s Manufacturing Advisory Service had helped thousands of companies to modernise. We were making...
- Labour Party Conference (30/09/2009)
At this week’s Labour Party conference in Brighton we are discussing the huge challenges to be tackled over the next few years. After a tumultuous and uncertain year – global...
- London Asian Players Sports Association (16/09/09)
In August, the first of what is planned to be an annual football tournament was held on a ground in Redbridge. The unusual thing is it was named after me!...
- Liechtenstein (02/09/2009)
Last month, I paid a ministerial visit to Liechtenstein. Nobody could remember the last time a British Government minister visited. It is a tiny country – with fewer than half...
- Newham Stroke Services (19/08/09)
A year ago, on the initiative of Councillor Abdul Shakoor, Newham Stroke Club was set up. Abdul had a stroke eight years ago. I am Club patron. In July I...
- Manor Park Temple (07/08/09)
The old Avenue public house building still stands on the corner of Browning Road and Church Road. It wasn’t a bad pub, but it closed down after a murder inside,...
- Building Britain's Future (24/07/09)
Last month the Prime Minister announced to a packed House of Commons a vision for securing Britain’s recovery from the global recession, under the title Building Britain’s Future. His speech...
- Update on Pakistan (08/07/2009)
Our community in Newham has particularly close connections with Pakistan. Developments there reverberate here. But events in Pakistan are also being closely observed by many Governments around the world. I...
- Child Poverty (24/06/09)
In 1999, Tony Blair committed the Government to work for an end to child poverty by 2020. The aim was to ensure that every child gets the best possible start...
- British Heart Foundation, The Beatles, Primark, and Expenses (27/05/09)
I met recently with representatives from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). They have launched their Hearty Lives campaign, and have chosen Newham and Dundee as pilot Boroughs. Cardiovascular diseases are...
- Mr Pushpan (13/05/09)
In August 1952, a 21 year old from Kerala, South India, sailed to Singapore in search of opportunity. He died in Newham last month. Last Friday, a large crowd met...
- Budget 2009 (29/04/09)
Last week’s Budget was my fifth as a Treasury minister. The backdrop was by far the hardest – it’s been dubbed the most important Budget for decades. As well as...
- Update on Sri Lanka (15/04/09)
A few weeks ago I wrote about the civil war in Sri Lanka. A number of constituents have been in touch to express anxiety about the terrible crisis that is...
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